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单词 sporty
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Definition of sporty in English:

sporty

adjectivesportiest, sportier ˈspɔːtiˈspɔrdi
informal
  • 1Fond of or good at sport.

    tracksuits don't necessarily mean you're sporty
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She tries to be sexually aggressive, sporty (they go to a New York Knicks game together) and intellectually provocative.
    • As I had been competitive and sporty all my life, editing a fanzine immediately became a race to find the scuzziest, most underground bands imaginable and flaunt them in front of my fellow editors' faces.
    • The Women is the story of nice girl Mary Haines (played by Norma Shearer), sporty and straightforward, who loses her husband to shop-girl vamp Crystal Allen, a red-lipped, black-eyed Joan Crawford.
    • Geeky Brett lusts after wholesome blonde Samantha, who's dating sporty jock Cody.
    • And what was great was that they offered all the different sides of girls - you could be sporty or you could be black, or you could be blond and girly, or dark and dangerous like Posh.
    • Although their characters haven't been fleshed out, they deliver endearing performances as the sporty sister and her academic, brooding husband.
    • Tony was the sporty one and Henry was the swotty one, but despite the differences they remained friends throughout the years.
    • Features such as the stopwatch, countdown timer and thermometer make it ideal for outdoor sporty types, while it's compact and light enough to slip into any pocket.
    • Now, I am beginning to be so again once more, although I am not very sporty!
    • I think it's okay to have sporty characters in movies.
    • All women are affected by judgement - the ‘non conformist’, ‘the sporty chick’, ‘the brainy girl’, it's everyone.
    Synonyms
    athletic, fit, active, energetic, outdoor
    hearty
    North American informal outdoorsy
    1. 1.1 (of clothing) casual yet attractively stylish.
      a sporty outfit
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The atmosphere was relaxed and deceptively informal, with low-key lighting and dancers wearing socklets and casually sporty costumes of muted blue.
      • This sporty red knit hat comes emblazoned with the Life Aquatic insignia, while the tight, skimpy blue bathing suit leaves little to the imagination.
      Synonyms
      stylish, smart, jaunty
      casual, informal
      informal trendy, sharp, natty, snazzy, snappy
      North American informal sassy, spiffy
    2. 1.2 (of a car) compact and with fast acceleration.
      the sporty 1.5 litre coupe
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This is a 2002 Thunderbird: sporty and powerful, so beautiful in design and execution that queuing for it seems rational.
      • He sped me out to the site in his sporty ground-hugging convertible, but, once there, we could scarcely find a familiar face.
      • Daniel isn't championing a slacker ethos so much as he's narrowing his focus on the marginalized and underpaid, the people who don't wear designer suits or drive sporty new showroom cars.
      Synonyms
      fast, speedy
      informal nippy, zippy

Derivatives

  • sportily

  • adverb
    informal
    • Best wishes are extended to young Glynn Egan when he sportily defends his Munster boxing championship title at Fermoy.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Take that a step further, and there's also the Mazda 2, which drives pretty sportily, with the looks to match.
      • We have to play a sport like a sport, having fun and sportily, which is what Gavaskar mentioned.
      • They are three: two of them soberly dressed, sixtyish, one rather sportily dressed, in his middle 30s.
      • In order to be able to exercise you are obligated to be dressed sportily, wearing your athletic shoes.
  • sportiness

  • noun ˈspɔːtɪnəs
    informal
    • ‘It has the winning combination of sportiness, driver ability and reliability - all in one car,’ said Keane.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The car can now be driven with a sportiness belying its bulk.
      • This adds some class to any work outfit with a touch of sportiness.
      • It does exactly what one expects of a large, luxury car and with a surprising sportiness if the driver so desires.
      • The car was designed for what Ford marketers call ‘relaxed sportiness.’

Rhymes

forty, haughty, naughty, pianoforte, rorty, shorty, sortie, UB40, warty
 
 

Definition of sporty in US English:

sporty

adjectiveˈspôrdēˈspɔrdi
informal
  • 1Flashy or showy in dress or behavior.

    1. 1.1 (of clothing) casual yet attractively stylish.
      a sporty outfit
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This sporty red knit hat comes emblazoned with the Life Aquatic insignia, while the tight, skimpy blue bathing suit leaves little to the imagination.
      • The atmosphere was relaxed and deceptively informal, with low-key lighting and dancers wearing socklets and casually sporty costumes of muted blue.
      Synonyms
      stylish, smart, jaunty
    2. 1.2 (of a car) compact and with fast acceleration.
      a sporty red coupe
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He sped me out to the site in his sporty ground-hugging convertible, but, once there, we could scarcely find a familiar face.
      • This is a 2002 Thunderbird: sporty and powerful, so beautiful in design and execution that queuing for it seems rational.
      • Daniel isn't championing a slacker ethos so much as he's narrowing his focus on the marginalized and underpaid, the people who don't wear designer suits or drive sporty new showroom cars.
      Synonyms
      fast, speedy
    3. 1.3 Fond of or good at sports.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Geeky Brett lusts after wholesome blonde Samantha, who's dating sporty jock Cody.
      • The Women is the story of nice girl Mary Haines (played by Norma Shearer), sporty and straightforward, who loses her husband to shop-girl vamp Crystal Allen, a red-lipped, black-eyed Joan Crawford.
      • All women are affected by judgement - the ‘non conformist’, ‘the sporty chick’, ‘the brainy girl’, it's everyone.
      • Tony was the sporty one and Henry was the swotty one, but despite the differences they remained friends throughout the years.
      • Although their characters haven't been fleshed out, they deliver endearing performances as the sporty sister and her academic, brooding husband.
      • Now, I am beginning to be so again once more, although I am not very sporty!
      • As I had been competitive and sporty all my life, editing a fanzine immediately became a race to find the scuzziest, most underground bands imaginable and flaunt them in front of my fellow editors' faces.
      • She tries to be sexually aggressive, sporty (they go to a New York Knicks game together) and intellectually provocative.
      • Features such as the stopwatch, countdown timer and thermometer make it ideal for outdoor sporty types, while it's compact and light enough to slip into any pocket.
      • And what was great was that they offered all the different sides of girls - you could be sporty or you could be black, or you could be blond and girly, or dark and dangerous like Posh.
      • I think it's okay to have sporty characters in movies.
      Synonyms
      athletic, fit, active, energetic, outdoor
 
 
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